Philanthropy
Council encouraged students
to get involved
on campus at
Monday’s SA
meeting.
Page 3

By Amrita Mainthia
NEW MEDIA EDITOR

Disc jockey and record producer Kaskade will headline
this year’s Block Party on April 27, University Union
officials announced Monday. Indie-rock band Cold War
Kids will precede the electronic music expert. The show’s
opening act will be announced at a later date.
Historically the largest concert of the year, Block Party
will be held in the Carrier Dome at Syracuse University
with music starting at 6:30 p.m. Nearly 12,000 tickets will
be available for purchase.
“We’re bringing the first-ever electronic headliner
in the history of the Carrier Dome,” said Kenny Consor,
director of UU Concerts. “We also have an amazing
rock act, the first really big band that we’ve brought in
a while.”
Tickets for full-time SU and State University of New
York Environmental Science and Forestry students go on
sale March 28 at 10 a.m. online via Ticketmaster for $15.

INSIDE
OPINION

#MayFest
2012
The Daily

Orange
Editorial Board
commends
University
Union’s use of
social media
to announce
MayFest.
Page 5

SEE BLOCK PARTY PAGE 4

m e n ’s b a s k e t b a l l

After breakout year,
Waiters will go pro

INSIDE
PULP

Satisfyingly
sweet
This SU course

teaches student
chocoholics the
art of baking
desserts.
Page 9

By Michael Cohen
STAFF WRITER

all-star game?” she asked the crowd. “Somewhere in
Bird Library? Or if you were a basketball fan, were
you sitting at your television, waiting for Pitbull and
NeYo to perform?”
She paused and looked at the people around her
before presenting a third option.

Sophomore guard Dion Waiters
declared for the NBA Draft on Monday,
two days after Syracuse’s season ended
with a loss to Ohio State in the Elite
Eight of the NCAA Tournament.
Waiters, who took home the Big
East’s Sixth Man of the Year award,
said he spoke with his family and SU
WAITERS
head coach Jim Boeheim before making his decision. Both his family and Boeheim supported
the decision to move on.
“They had my back 100 percent, my family and coach
Boeheim,” Waiters said when reached on his cellphone
Monday. “He said he thought I was ready, and that’s all I
needed to hear.”
Waiters made his decision public through a statement

SEE RALLY PAGE 4

SEE WAITERS PAGE 13

kristen parker | asst. photo editor
RONALD TAYLOR, a freshman policy studies and political science major, performed in the a cappella group Redemption at Monday’s rally held in response to the shooting of Trayvon Martin.

season will be
remembered for
its successes
and its
controversies.
Page 16

Keneshia Grant turned to face a group of more than
200 protesters standing in front of Hendricks Chapel
on Monday night who all wore hoodies for a reason
that had nothing to do with the cold.
“Where were you at halftime during the NBA

Going viral
By Debbie Truong

A

MANAGING EDITOR

s she maneuvered the city streets of Kampala,
Uganda, Nina Keehan passed billboard after billboard plastered with images of Yoweri Museveni,
the country’s president who is widely suspected of rigging elections to maintain a now 26-year rule.

Kony 2012 campaign has garnered
attention internationally, at SU

Propaganda, she said, is one factor that has removed
Ugandans from the political process in a country where
Keehan witnessed the public health crisis, infrequent
access to electricity in slums and the widely varying
economic strata firsthand.
“People just don’t care to vote,” said Keehan, a junior
magazine journalism major who studied abroad in the

country. “They don’t have a voice when it comes to the
government. They feel neglected and that’s a terrible,
helpless feeling, I would assume.”
When she watched “Kony 2012,” a viral video calling for the capture of Joseph Kony, the leader of an
opposition group originally developed in response

SEE KONY 2012 PAGE 6

2 m a r c h 2 7, 2 0 1 2

news@ da ilyor a nge.com

S TA R T T U E S D A Y
WEATHER >>
TODAY

TOMORROW

TOMORROW >>
news
THURSDAY

Pants on fire
The College of Law was placed on a list
of law schools to sue for fraud.

H42| L35

H64| L40

H46| L 29

pulp

Making music
The Clarendon Collective seeks to help
local bands produce their own sounds.

sports

A new look
The Daily Orange asks the three
biggest questions heading into
Syracuse’s offseason.

CRIME BRIEFS
• A case of criminal mischief
occurred on the 300 block of Allen
Street at 12:05 a.m. Sunday, according to a Syracuse Police Department report.
A 51-year-old man told police
that someone rang the doorbell of
his Allen Street residence. When
he opened the door, he saw a black
female on his front porch and a black
male wearing glasses running from
his driveway. Both the man and the
woman then got into a light blue Ford
Explorer and headed north on Allen
Street toward East Fayette Street, the
resident told police.
Afterward, the resident went outside to find that his Chevy Tahoe’s
rear tires had been slashed and his
daughter’s Chevy Equinox had its
rear passenger tire slashed. Police
later observed small slashes in the
tires as the resident had reported.
A tire for the Tahoe costs between
$300 and $400, while a tire for the
Equinox is valued at about $300,
police noted.
• The East Fayette Street apartment
of a 20-year-old woman was burglarized between 4 p.m. Saturday
and 9:45 a.m. Sunday, according to a
police report.
A pair of gold heart-shaped hoop
earrings, worth an estimated $254,
two pairs of sneakers and two pairs
of boots belonging to the woman
were stolen from the apartment. The
woman told police she left for work at
4 p.m. Saturday and returned at 9:45
a.m. Sunday after working a double
shift to find the items missing.
When she arrived home Sunday,
she said her door was closed but
unlocked, although she told police she
was sure her door was locked when
she left for work Saturday. Police
noted damage to the inside of the door
frame and found dirty finger smudges
on an entry closet door.
The woman told police that she
suspects the burglary may have
been carried out by a 24-year-old
man she has been spending time
with over the past two weeks. Police
officers couldn’t reach the man by
phone or in person, as he no longer lives at the East Genesee Street
listed as his address.
• Jeffrey Perez, 55, was arrested at 1:40
p.m. Thursday at his residence on the
1400 block of East Fayette Street and
charged with one count of a terrorist
threat, according to a police report.
He appeared in Syracuse Criminal
Court at 9:30 a.m. Friday.
• Calvin Howard, 41, of Madison
Street, was arrested at 2:30 a.m.
Monday on the 500 block of South
State Street and charged with one
count of criminal trespassing in the
third degree and one count of seconddegree disorderly conduct, according
to a police report. Howard appeared
in Syracuse Criminal Court at 9:30
a.m. Monday.
—Compiled by Jon Harris,
staff writer, jdharr04@syr.edu

PAGE 3

the daily orange

HERO

John Adams Jr.

The senior University College
student is the first representative from the college to ever be
elected to SA.

ZERO

Lack of clarity concerning the demerit system

During discussion of the home
college committee bill, enforcing that each committee must
meet at least once a month,
representatives expressed concerns about how demerits will
be distributed.

BIG NUMBER

$970 MILLION
chase gaewski | staff photorapher
BRIAN SISCHO, vice president of development for the Campaign for Syracuse, discussed the progress
of the campaign at the SA meeting Monday night. SU has raised $970 million of its $1 billion goal.

st uden t a ssoci ation

Members discuss campus philanthropy
By Dylan Segelbaum
STAFF WRITER

Philanthropy at Syracuse University
is about long-lasting effects achieved
not only through alumni contributions, but through students as well.
“Syracuse has a really unique legacy,” said Chelsea Damberg, member
of the Student Philanthropy Council.
“And it’s kind of up to us to continue
that legacy.”
Members of the council and SU
officials spoke to the Student Association during its Monday meeting, held
at 7:30 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium.
The Student Philanthropy Council is a 12-student board consisting of
students from different colleges and

years. The council encourages students and alumni to give back to SU
in any way they can, said President
Dylan Lustig, who is a member.
“We try to instill a sense of giving
back to the university on campus,” he
said. “Our job here is to drive home the
fact that tuition doesn’t cover the entire
cost of education, and it is important
that we do donate back to university —
even while we’re in school.”
Damberg, a senior policy studies and
broadcast and digital journalism major,
elaborated on how this will be achieved.
She discussed how the council
will hold a series of events promoting philanthropy during the week of
April 10. There will also be a greater

emphasis on giving from this year’s
senior class, she said.
For example, a special tour of
the Carrier Dome will be held and
seniors will be asked to donate funds
to help the cause, Damberg said.
Brian Sischo, vice president of
development and director of the Campaign for Syracuse University, discussed the progress of the campaign
and how the money is utilized.
Sischo said SU has raised $970
million, $40 million of which has
been raised since December 2011.
The campaign aims to raise $1 billion by the end of this year. Some of
the money is promised in the form
of gifts and pledges, an estimated 18

The amount raised so far by the
Campaign for Syracuse, which
pledges it will raise $1 billion by
the end of the year.

HE SAID IT

“We try to instill a sense
of giving back to the
university on campus.”
Dylan Lustig

SA PRESIDENT

percent of which are delineated in
the wills of alumni, he said.
The money does not just go to
SU’s endowment, as donors have the
opportunity to give to projects they
are passionate about, such as student
organizations, he said.
Giving back to the SU community
can also take other forms like offering
internships and mentorships or hiring SU graduates in the future, said
David Murray, executive director of
special campaigns and initiatives.
“We’re really all philanthropists,”
he said. “Giving is voluntary. It’s
as true as for giving time as it is for
stuff.”

The Syracuse Common Council postponed its vote on a 30-year payment
in lieu of taxes, or PILOT, proposal
for the developer of a new Syracuse
University bookstore complex on University Avenue.
Khalid Bey, a Syracuse common councilor and chairman of
the Economic Development, Downtown and Metropolitan Planning
Committee, said at the council
meeting Monday that he chose to
withdraw the vote on the project
because it would have undoubtedly been denied.

Under the proposed PILOT
agreement, SU would lease the
property to Cameron Group LLC
for $1. The private developer would
construct and finance the $20 million project and would recoup the
financing with payments from
SU. This would total to about $1.48
million annually for 30 years, at
which time the property would be
re-leased to the university.
Cameron would pay 17 percent
of the property’s tax bill during
the 30-year lease period, an agreement that drew criticism from
many Syracuse residents and common councilors.

By withdrawing the vote, Bey
said the Common Council would
have more time to meet with Cameron and SU officials this week to try
and hash out a new plan.
After the meeting, Councilor-atLarge Lance Denno said the same
proposal could technically be reintroduced to the Common Council, but it
would be very unlikely.
“That specific deal, theoretically, could be reintroduced, but
it’s really dead,” he said.
If the SU administration and
Cameron comes up with a new
package, Denno said, it would
have to be introduced and go

through the voting process from
the very beginning, starting with
a vote from the Syracuse Industrial Development Agency, which
passed the current proposal with a
3-2 vote Feb. 21.
Bey said he wanted to make it
clear that Common Council members do not oppose the project itself.
Rather, it is the PILOT agreement
with which many take opposition.
He said he hopes Cameron and
Chancellor Nancy Cantor will be
willing to negotiate a new agreement.
“I’m hoping they can provide

SEE PILOT PAGE 4

4 m a r c h 2 7, 2 0 1 2

BLOCK PARTY
FROM PAGE 1

Students can purchase up to four tickets; additional Ticketmaster charges may apply. Tickets to the
general public will be available March 30 for $30.
Students can buy tickets in person at the Schine
Student Center and Dome box offices March 30.
The layout of the Dome for the concert will
be “something we’ve never done before,” Consor
said, and a slight variation from that of Rock the
Dome. The Dome officials will release further
information in the coming weeks.
This year’s announcement comes slightly

SA

FROM PAGE 3

Later in the meeting, Ben Jones, vice chairman of the Academic Affairs Committee, discussed initiatives such as having the SU Bookstore provide binders for loose-leaf textbooks
and changes to the printing quota policy.
Jones said many students find loose-leaf textbooks without binders difficult to use and sug-

RALLY

FROM PAGE 1

“Or were you running out to get a snack like
Trayvon Martin?”
“Hoodies for Trayvon Martin,” a rally held
on Syracuse University’s Quad, was only one
of several rallies across the country for the
17-year-old high school student from Florida
who was killed walking home from a convenience store.
The rally was held by the SU Student African American Society and the Black Artist
League, and it aimed to inform students of the
shooting and the need for further investigation into his death.
George Zimmerman, the man who shot
Martin, claims he did so in self-defense — a
claim that sparked controversy among AfricanAmericans and citizens as a whole.
Grant, a graduate student studying political
science, said Zimmerman was not arrested nor
administered a drug or alcohol test.

news@ da ilyor a nge.com

later in the semester than in past years, but Consor said there is no specific reason for the delay.
Kaskade began his career in 2003, having
since produced seven albums. His last three have
attained spots on the Billboard 200, with 2011’s
“Fire and Ice” peaking at No. 1 on Billboard’s
Dance/Electronic chart. The DJ has collaborated
with electronic giants Skrillex and Deadmau5,
while remixing music by Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake and Madonna. DJ Times Magazine
dubbed Kaskade “America’s Best DJ of 2011.”
The electronic music genre was ranked second on the annual concert survey after hip-hop
and rap, said Kelly Benini, assistant director of
UU Concerts. The survey is distributed by UU to

all students via email.
“Kaskade is considered by many to be the
best electronic artist in the country and one
of the best in the world, and he’s coming to our
campus,” Consor said.
Since 2004, Southern California-based Cold
War Kids has created three albums and eight
EPs. The band’s single “Hang Me Up to Dry”
drew exposure and generated buzz within the
alternative music sphere. The band’s most
recent album, “Mine is Yours,” peaked at No. 5
on Billboard’s Alternative chart, and Rolling
Stone magazine ranked “Coffee Spoon” as the
16th best song of 2010.
Benini said the decision to bring Cold War

Kids stemmed from student feedback.
“We listened to students who said, ‘We’d like
to see a big rock act on a bigger stage,’ so we’re
doing that,” Benini said. “We’re going to draw
appeal from students who have been underserved this year.”
Block Party’s artist selection and show setup
should draw in varied members of the SU community, Consor said, and he is excited to see the
campus response.
“This is a very diverse concert, a diverse
lineup,” Consor said. “It’s going to make a
lot of students happy. It will be an incredible
live show.”

gested that general assembly representatives
send out surveys to gauge the interest of their
constituents on this issue.
In his presentation, he also discussed the
committee’s plan to overhaul the printing quota
policy, which has many flaws.
“Certain majors print more than others,” he
said. “Some classes don’t even have textbooks,
they just print stuff out. Other people don’t print
much at all.”
Elections were held for positions on the

Board of Elections and Membership and for the
University College general assembly.
Minji Hwang, a College of Visual and Performing Arts representative, ran for a seat on
the Board of Elections and Membership and was
elected by the general assembly.
John Adams, a senior in University College, ran
for the sole representative seat. With his confirmation, he is the first representative for University
College in SA. The position was added this session,
marking the first time this group has a voice in SA.

Other business discussed:

“This murder should
be an example for black
people everywhere, and
rallies like this should be
held across the world.”

Nathan Woods

SOPHOMORE POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR

Killing a child is a crime.” Other signs read:
“It’s not a black or white thing, it’s a wrong or
right thing.”
Redemption, an a cappella group, sang while
other students spoke to the crowd.
“This murder should be an example for black
people everywhere, and rallies like this should
be held across the world,” said Nathan Woods,
sophomore political science major.
The protestors ended the gathering with a
moment of silence for Martin.
meltagou@syr.edu

“Today, one month later, George Zimmerman walks the streets of America as a free man,
while a 17-year-old, Trayvon Martin, is dead,”
she said. “Justice must be served.”
The Trayvon Martin case has garnered
much attention across the nation and sparked
similar demonstrations on other college campuses such as Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University.
Students at SU clutched signs that read:
“My choice of clothing does not constitute my
murder” and “Wearing a hoodie is not a crime.

SEE ONLINE

Speaking
up
Students and faculty took part in a

campus-wide discussion regarding the
Kony 2012 video and the shooting of
Trayvon Martin.

dailyorange.com

mainthia@syr.edu

• A bill requiring home college committees
to meet once a month was passed by the general assembly. The bill’s language was amended
from last week to include a provision to assign
two demerits to all assembly representatives if
the meeting is not held.
• Jones introduced a bill that will formally
codify the existence of vice chairs of committees
and their responsibilities in the SA codes.
dmsegelb@syr.edu

PILOT

FROM PAGE 3

something that is attractive enough for two
of the Common Councilors,” he said.
The new agreement would need two
more votes than the current agreement
would have had to pass, Bey said. He said
he hopes after negotiations with the university and the developer, Common Council members will make decisions as individuals, not as groups.
“We know what the group thought is now,”
he said. “It’s not that they’re against the project. They’re against the PILOT.”
Bey said whether the project will eventually
pass is dependent upon how “elastic” the developer is willing to be during his negotiations, and
if Cameron and SU can draft a new proposal that
would be feasible to Common Council members.
“If it’s going to fail totally,” Bey said, “we’ll
know after this week.”
snbouvia@syr.edu

OPINIONS

TUESDAY

march 27, 2012

PAGE 5

the daily orange

IDE AS

University Union effectively
uses Twitter for MayFest acts
University Union took a new direction
Sunday when it announced this year’s
artists for MayFest.
Beginning at 8 p.m. and continuing
every 30 minutes until 10 p.m., UU
announced a new artist on its Twitter
account, @UUInsider. Each tweet
tagged an artist and provided a link to
one of the artist’s YouTube videos so
students could check out their work.
In the digital age, UU’s use of
Twitter to announce the artists was
an effective use of social media. The
announcements promoted discussion
on campus through Twitter. Students
were able to listen to the artists’ music
and follow them on Twitter if they were
interested. The 30-minute wait between
artists helped build up suspense and
excitement for MayFest, an event which
is often secondary to Block Party.
But there are ways UU can
improve if it wishes to continue
announcing artists via Twitter.
UU should better promote the

EDITORIAL
by the daily orange
editorial board
announcement. If students do not
know to check the UU Twitter account
at a specific time, then they could have
missed the announcement altogether.
Perhaps UU could have promoted the
announcement earlier in the week
so students would have known to pay
attention Sunday night at 8 p.m.
UU must find alternative ways to
reach students for students who do
not use Twitter. Perhaps UU could
have sent an email to students after
the event with the same information
as the tweets. This would have been
repetitive for some students, but it
would have been a way to reach a
broader range.
Social media is becoming increasingly important to break news. It’s
encouraging to see UU beginning to
try to find ways to utilize Twitter.

SCRIBBLE

environment

S

For seniors without jobs yet, consider expanding environmental major

eniors, Spring Break has come
and gone. For those of us who
haven’t figured out where
we’re going, our postgraduate futures
are upon us — jobs, grad school, freedom, uncertainty.
Part of the appeal of environmentrelated majors is they always have a
foothold in very serious issues that
must be addressed — clean water,
clean air, healthy ecosystems. Students
choose these majors because they want
to do good when they graduate.
The question is whether we have
the tools at our disposal to make
the biggest effect possible. For any
project to be carried out successfully
it needs to be financially sustainable.
Let’s talk about making environmental work an economic engine.
Business savvy will come in handy
regardless of whether graduates

go on to work in the public, private,
academic or nonprofit sectors. City
governments need restoration projects
to translate into tax revenue. Activism
is marketing for a cause instead of a
product. Research needs to be funded
somehow. In all of these cases, money
is a tool for getting what you want.
In many cases, environmentally
minded efforts are good business.
Industrial ecology discusses
approaching manufacturing without
waste streams. Everything is to
be used and re-used for maximum
efficiency. Phytoremediating soil
is frequently less expensive than
excavating and disposing of it. Using
less energy intensive practices for
industrial or commercial processes
means lowering energy costs.
Although we’ve been told communication is important for scientists

green and read all over
and engineers, that is only part of it.
We need to explain technical matters
not only to illustrate the concept at
hand, but also in terms of economic
effects. Projects don’t get completed
unless there is a demand for it, and
scientists and engineers don’t always
understand market demands.
All of the career services help I’ve
encountered is about how to get into
graduate school or how to get someone else to hire you. I want to talk
about products or services that serve

the environment and how to build a
business model around that.
My brain is working on how to
make manufacturing tools appropriate for small-scale farming a viable
business. Commercial equipment is
built for farms that have thousands of
acres, not dozens. They’re too big and
too expensive — small farmers spend
a lot of time and energy making tools
themselves when they would rather be
farming. How do you make tools from
available materials that have lower
energy costs? How do you make that a
business that can perpetuate itself?
Although there are business
courses included in some curriculums at the State University of
New York College of Environmental
Science and Forestry, they are usually very specific to a major and not
taken widely by students outside that

department. Taking business classes
at Syracuse University requires a
lot of legwork for ESF students who
may not get approved. Classes in
entrepreneurship, marketing and
grant-writing would certainly get the
attention of students thinking about
life after college.
There’s plenty of interdisciplinary
collaboration at ESF, but I don’t know
how often we collaborate with business majors. Projects would be more
robust with an economics perspective added into the mix.
There is so much to learn about
the world. You can’t learn it all in
four years.
Leanna Mulvihill is a senior forest
engineering major and environmental
writing and rhetoric minor. Her column
appears every Tuesday. She can be
reached at lpmulvih@syr.edu or followed
on Twitter at @LeannaMulvihill.

to Museveni’s rule, Keehan wished she was
back in Uganda to witness the response.
Kony is wanted by the International Criminal Court for murder, abduction, sexual
mutilation and abducting civilians, including children, to serve as fighters and sex
slaves for the Lord’s Resistance Army in
attacks against the Ugandan army and civilians.
The video is part of advocacy organization
Invisible Children’s call for Kony’s capture by
the year’s end. Supporters have taken to social
media in support of Kony 2012, but the campaign has also received its share of criticism
since the video, which has received more than
85.2 million YouTube views, rocketed the campaign to notoriety in early March.
Museveni’s brute-force military hold on the
country is an issue far greater than the LRA’s
current 100- to 200-person militaristic operation, said Horace Campbell, professor of African-American studies at Syracuse University.
Campbell co-hosted a forum discussing Kony
2012 on Monday.
Campbell said the video’s inattention to
Museveni’s reign — which continues to suppress the Acholi people in Northern Ugandan
concentration camps — was one of the half-hour
video’s downfalls.
“I felt very sad because of the level of ignorance and that it was a clear attempt to manipulate young people in the United States and to
give them partial information about what is
going on in Uganda,” he said.
The LRA has also since moved out of Uganda
and into other Central African countries, which
Campbell said was poorly portrayed in the
video. Kony signed a Ugandan peace deal in

news@ da ilyor a nge.com

2006, according to an Oct. 14, 2011, Los Angeles
Times article.
Though Keehan said the LRA’s exit from
the country could have been more clearly
presented, the aftermath of Kony’s previous
grip on the North has lasted in both the
memory of his inf luence and the physical
disfiguration and scarring of those affected
by the militant leader.
“People want to live healthy, prosperous
lives in the end. And Kony made that impossible for them,” Keehan said. “All people want
the same things really. To hear them talk about
the fact that it was brutally stolen from them
was really horrible.”
Keehan spent most of her time abroad in a
more suburban area of Uganda, but she traveled
throughout the country, including to Gulu, a
city center in Northern Uganda where Kony’s
terror was most felt.
Lisa Dougan, director of field outreach at
Resolve, a Washington D.C.-based organization that works on forming political solutions
to bring an end to the LRA, said criticisms
directed at Invisible Children have largely been
misunderstandings. Resolve worked closely
with the organization to pass the LRA Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of
2009. Resolve also helped with the most recent
campaign, though it was not directly involved
with the making of the viral video.
Most of the criticism Resolve received has
been focused on Invisible Children or the
organization itself, she said. Dougan agreed
the video didn’t clearly represent that the
LRA is no longer in Uganda or delve into the
country’s leadership.
Resolve works to quell the LRA through
actions such as letter writing, calling and local
lobbying campaigns, she said. Dougan said
Resolve is waiting to confirm an April meeting
with New York Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle in

Syracuse regarding the issue.
“We hope all of the conversation and chatter
of Kony 2012 gets redirected to the people that
are suffering,” Dougan said.
After Angie Kwon, a senior education major,
was immediately touched by a documentary
produced by Invisible Children last semester,
she invited the organization to the SU campus
for a viewing. She said she sees the organization
as an opportunity to raise awareness.
“It would never happen in the United States,
and it’s not fair that, just because these children
live in Africa, that they have to live this way,”
Kwon said.
Invisible Children has done work on the
ground in Uganda as well. Luke Lanciano,
former president of Syracuse STAND: A
Student Anti-Genocide Coalition, called the
organization’s early warning radio system
and LRA crisis tracker “terrific tools” for
civilians and those documenting the LRA’s
crimes, though he said there were issues
with the way Invisible Children oversimplified the conf lict.
“Their films are really just trying to rope
in people who know nothing about the LRA
conflict with the hope that broad awareness will
be politically helpful,” he said in an email.
Keehan, Campbell and Derek Ford, an SU
graduate student and member of the Syracuse
Party for Socialism and Liberation, took issue
with the video’s intended solution to the conflict
with the LRA.
President Barack Obama deployed about 100
troops in October last year to assist African
forces in combating the LRA. The Kony 2012
video highlighted the moment as a victory,
showing Invisible Children staff members celebrating the news.
Ford is wary about providing support for
a Ugandan army known for suppressing the
Acholi people in concentration camps for the

country’s government. Speaking generally,
Ford also cautioned that entering humanitarian conflict can be a “guise” for more imperialist interests that might be at stake.
Ford said he doesn’t doubt the intentions
of those who applaud Kony 2012’s work, but
he stressed the need for more context in the
video.
“I know a lot of people who have ‘fallen’
for Kony 2012 have a genuine concern for
African children, but that concern is misplaced,” he said.
But Kwon, the senior education major who
invited Invisible Children to campus, said she
believes the video can be used as a starting
point for something greater.
“It’s enough of a catalyst to get people who
want to know more to do more. It shouldn’t be
the end all be all of everyone’s research. It’s
a start.”
Campbell, the SU professor, emphasized
that Americans do not approach the situation in Africa as a “savior” — which implies
hierarchy. Those interested in offering help
must develop an understanding of the conditions, exploitation and plunder in the country
and not “support those that are plundering.”
Ugandans threw stones at a showing of the
video attended by more than 5,000 in the
country, according to a March 15 Washington
Post article.
Keehan also agreed with this point, adding
that she felt the video and campaign are targeted at wealthy Americans who “want to feel
good by buying a bracelet.” To create a working
solution to issues facing Ugandans, Keehan said
it’s vital to incorporate them into the problemsolving process.
Said Keehan: “They’re not going to feel
involved in this process because it’s really
not theirs.”
dbtruong@syr.edu

news@ da ilyor a nge.com

m a r c h 2 7, 2 0 1 2

7

HEALTH& SCIENCE
every tuesday in news

Out of
touch

photo illustration by chase gaewski | staff photographer

Study finds cellphone dependence may lead to antisocial behavior
By Kirkley Luttman

T

STAFF WRITER

he phrase “text me later” is commonly
heard on the Syracuse University campus. But the saying may have large consequences, as a study shows cellphones reduce
users’ social consciousness and are linked to
more selfish behavior.
“I think that it can be detrimental to our
society if people are always on their cellphones
and don’t reach out to actual people,” said Katy
Trengali, sophomore economics major.
Trengali agrees with the findings of a recent
study conducted by researchers at the University
of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business.
The study found that after a short period of
cellphone use, people become less likely to partake in “prosocial” behavior. For example, after
using a cellphone, study participants were more
likely to turn down volunteer opportunities and
were less persistent in completing word problems, even when they knew their answers would
provide money for charity, said Ajay Abraham,
a doctorate candidate and study researcher at
the University of Maryland .
Abraham said he and his fellow research-

ers, assistant marketing professors Rosellina
Ferraro and Anastasiya Pocheptsova, believe
the results come from the human motivation to
satisfy the need to belong.
“When people use their cellphones, it triggers feeling connectedness to other people,”
Abraham said. “When people have the feeling
of being connected to other people, their need
to belong is satisfied and subsequently they
do less activities toward that need or desire.
It makes people think they are fulfilled in
this goal or this need or desire and have less
concern for other people, which feeds into less
prosocial tendencies.”
It is not surprising that many do not realize
the negative consequences that can come from
dependence on devices such as iPads and cellphones and the feelings of connectedness they
provide, Abraham said.
“I find that generations are feeling more
and more fulfilled, and this will have unintended consequences that make them less
connected to others when given a task that can
favor other people.”
Susie Flores, a senior public health major, said
she believes the results of the studies are accurate.

“People constantly texting rely more on texting, so they’re less likely to call or speak to
you in person,” Flores said. “This generation
is heavily reliant on texting and social media,
which is a bad thing. People constantly on their
phones lack social skills.”
She said the constant need to check messages
can be rude and make people one is conversing
with not feel they are a priority, as one can
always check a text later.
But Katherine Hart, a sophomore policy
studies and television, radio and film major,
said she disagrees that a reliance on technology
is negative.
“It’s just a different way to interact with
people,” Hart said. “Those people constantly
on their phones may not like talking to
people in real life, so it’s a way for them to
stay connected.”
To test how cellphones affect selfishness
and the willingness to help others, researchers
conducted several studies in which people were
allowed to use their cellphones, only draw and
think about their cellphones, only think about
their television or only use Facebook.
The groups were then shown an advertise-

ment for a local charity to see how likely participants would be to volunteer. A subsequent
study used word problems, which would result
in a donation to a charity if solved correctly. The
more time spent on this task would indicate how
concerned they were with the charity or being
“prosocial,” Abraham said.
The studies were conducted on 412 participants, mostly college students, whose ages
ranged from 18 to 29.
It was found that those who used their cellphones were less likely to show interest in the
charity than those who used their Facebook
accounts. It was also found that those who
thought about their cellphones for three minutes spent less time on the word problem task
compared to those who thought about their
television instead, Abraham said.
“We think that with anything, the first
strategy toward correction is awareness.
Make people aware of the fact that using their
cellphone for a few minutes can have unintended consequences,” Abraham said. “When
they become aware, people can decide how to
proceed differently.”
kfluttma@syr.edu

8 m a r c h 2 7, 2 0 1 2

DESSERTS
FROM PAGE 9

strawberry in milk chocolate and drizzled
it with white chocolate, and then he dressed
another in a tiny tuxedo made of white and milk
chocolate, complete with a little bow tie made of
mousse.
He also demonstrated molecular gastronomy,
a modern cooking technique that combines food
and science. Uyehara used this method to create
two faux caviars, one made of a basil mixture
and another of a strawberry purée mixture.
Using a dropper, he dripped the mixtures onto
a plate and the beads solidified. He arranged the
caviar, explaining to the enraptured students
that this is similar to how the bubbles in bubble
tea are made.
The students then tried their hands at replicating the technique, getting the chance to be

pul p @ da ilyor a nge.com

“My passion is to train
these guys and teach
them what I know. What
do you do when you’ve
reached all of your
goals? You share your
knowledge with others.”
Chef Chris Uyehara

CULINARY SPECIALIST IN THE DAVID B. FALK
COLLEGE OF SPORT AND HUMAN DYNAMICS

creative with the arrangement. Each group of
two gathered balloons, bowls of chocolate and
trays so they could begin their work.
The kitchen filled with chatter and music.
The students worked together to make personal

chocolate cups and fancy strawberries. Kara
Ramlow, a senior design and technical theater
major, and senior mechanical engineering
major Christine Lane used white and milk chocolate on their tulip cups and decorated chocolate
designs on their plates.
The laid-back atmosphere of the class took the
pressure off of students when things went lessthan-perfectly. Some balloons popped before
they even made it to the fridge, and a few chocolate cups were destroyed accidentally as the
balloons were deflated and removed. Whenever
a balloon popped, surprised laughter erupted as
the students nearby were sprayed in chocolate.
“Since it’s for non-majors, if you mess up, it’s
OK,” Ramlow joked.
The student chefs seemed to agree that the
best part about the class, other than the fact
that they get to eat or take home everything you
make, is chef Uyehara.
“He makes it fun,” Ramlow said.

“He can tell a story about everything,” Lane
agreed.
It isn’t hard to see why the class fills up
quickly — the work is enjoyable and rewarding.
Uyehara creates the perfect atmosphere of fun
while still expecting results from his students.
The chef’s love for cooking and teaching is
apparent as he walked around the room, complimenting his students’ work and chatting with
them about the day’s task.
Most students took pictures of their handiwork when they finished with their plates. Then
they dug in, savoring the rich mousse and juicy
strawberries. Anything leftover after their feast
was hastily put into take-home containers, and
the students quickly cleaned up the kitchen.
“My passion is to train these guys and teach
them what I know,” Uyehara said. “What do you
do when you’ve reached all of your goals? You
share your knowledge with others.”
amhider@syr.edu

Every Tuesday in Pulp

BELL’AMORE

When she was 17, Jenna Jacobsen got this
Italian phrase scribed down her ribs, which
she said means “beautiful love” in English.
After losing someone close to her and
spending time in the hospital for multiple
surgeries, the sophomore Spanish major
felt compelled to get inked at Tatts by Zapp
in Stillwater, Minn., to memorialize her
thoughts. Jacobsen said its hidden location
made it feel more personal.
“I wanted a reminder for every day that
you’re beautiful, you’re loved,” she said. “It’s
a nice surprise in the morning.”

TWO OPEN HEARTS AND
STRENGTH IN CURSIVE

Similar to her other ink, this tattoo on her
ankle isn’t easily spotted. This past summer, Jacobsen designed her second tattoo
herself.
Her mother went to Tatts by Zapp with
Jacobsen and left with her own first tattoo,
an eternity symbol on her shoulder to symbolize the “eternal love of their bond.”
Jacobsen smiled and recalled how her
grandmother heard about her mother’s tattoo and commented, “That’s permanent,
you know?”
Her mother replied: “Yes, I know.”
—Compiled by Colleen Bidwill, asst.
feature editor, cbidwill@syr.edu

emily shearing | contributing photographer
Chocolate tulip cups filled with mousse were one of the culinary dishes created in
Fine Pastries and Desserts class on Monday. The class is open to both majors and
non-majors and allows students of any skill level to test their abilities in the kitchen.

TECH

FROM PAGE 9

pus director for Americans Elect, believes
the driving idea behind the organization
needs the rallying power of technology.
“This idea of new leadership outside
our two-party system wouldn’t be possible
without leveraging the technology we have
at our fingertips today,” he said.
He believes the marriage of technological
and political innovation is paramount in
this endeavor. The former has the ability to
bring people together online to go through
this nominating process. The latter can
place a third official candidate who can be
voted on nationwide on the ballot.
What’s particularly impressive about
Americans Elect is the rapid pace at which
it managed to permeate the political arena.
Even as recently as one or two elections ago,
Americans Elect’s outreach in such a brief
amount of time would have been impossible
without the continual backing of popular
media and prominent figures. Thanks to the
Web, that’s no longer the case.
“With today’s tools, you can circumvent
the traditional media to get your message
out,” Troiano said. “We went from zero
people in July 2011 to hopefully millions of
people just a few months from now. No one
knew a year ago that this even existed.”
What’s particularly intriguing is the

precedent that Americans Elect could set if
it is as successful as it has the potential to
be. This entity, no longer small enough to
dismiss as something fleeting, was borne of
the ability of people who saw flaws to take
action and set things right. Technology
in the hands of the masses is a force to be
reckoned with.
Troiano sees this coupling of constructively discontented people and the tools
of technology as the catalysts behind this
breakthrough.
“Today, barriers to communication and
coordination have drastically fallen,” he said.
“So it’s much easier for people who are frustrated with the political system to find each
other via online networks and get together
and take some sort of collective action.”
Those organizing around candidates and
issues are finding a North Star in Americans
Elect. It’s a guiding platform where they can
take action outside of the rigid and convoluted maze of our political party system.
With Americans Elect and the power of
the Web, every registered voter can be a delegate and every eligible American citizen a
candidate. With life, liberty and the pursuit
of the end of partisan shenanigans, America
is changing one online vote at a time.
Jessica Smith is a senior information management and technology and television, radio
and film dual major. Her column appears every
Tuesday. She can be reached at jlsmit22@syr.edu.

TUESDAY

m a rch

PAGE 9

27, 2012

the daily orange

the sweet stuff in the middle

Scrumdiddlyumptious
Students concoct delectable delights in confectionary class
Editor’s note: This story is the first in
a series appearing occasionally that
intends to give readers a glimpse into
unique courses available at Syracuse
University and the State University of
New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

A

By Anna Hider
STAFF WRITER

s students trickled into the
kitchen, chef Chris Uyehara
began last-minute preparations.
Students looked excitedly at the strawberries, balloons and massive amounts
of chocolate on the instructor’s table.
“Gather around, everybody,”
announced Uyehara, culinary specialist in the David B. Falk College of
Sport and Human Dynamics. “Today,
we’re doing chocolate.”
The students were clad in aprons
and hats for his class, HPM 202:
“Fine Pastries and Desserts.” They
observed carefully as Uyehara demonstrated how they would make this
week’s dessert: a tulip-shaped chocolate cup filled with chocolate mousse
and adorned with chocolate-covered
strawberries and elaborate shapes
made from, of course, chocolate.
The syllabus for the class reads like
a menu. Each week, students make
and plate a dessert. One week, they
made baked Alaska; another week,
they crafted fresh fruit tarts. Other
items on the syllabus include cream
puff swans, crème brûlée and phyllo
dough filled with banana pudding and
topped with caramel.
There are two class sections, each
with 18 students. The non-major section takes place from 12:45 p.m. to
4:15 p.m. every Monday, while the
major section goes from 5:15 p.m. to
8:45 p.m. on Monday.
According to Uyehara, the class
used to only be offered for people
majoring in the subject, but a class
was created for non-majors due to

popular demand.
“A lot of students in different
majors wanted to do something fun,”
Uyehara said.
Heather Rinder, a senior magazine journalism major, and Phillip
Mackewicz, a senior biology major,
both finished with their credits,
decided they wanted to take a fun
class and enrolled in Uyehara’s
three-credit course.
“I love it. It’s a great class,” Mackewicz said.
Uyehara worked swiftly but
confidently, not caring if chocolate
splattered his white chef’s coat. He
entertained the students with stories
of chocolate-covered balloons, used
to make the tulip cups, exploding and
covering everything and everyone in
the vicinity with chocolate.
After he successfully popped the
chocolate-dipped balloons, leaving a
perfect delicate cup, he filled them
with mousse. Then, he showcased
techniques for making chocolatedipped strawberries. He dipped one

Nonpartisan group gives citizens alternative to traditional voting system

P

olitics is getting a massive
makeover from the skilled
and able hands of technology
— and a few ticked-off Americans.
This reinvention is taking form
in a remodeled voting process and
has manifested as the organization
Americans Elect.
The nonpartisan and nonprofit

Americans Elect aims to extinguish
the problems in politics that stem
from partisan practices. It does this
by offering an alternative to the
traditional voting process for the
first time. Those who want a voice in
the selection of America’s first truly
directly nominated candidate can
do so through AmericansElect.org.

JESSICA SMITH

our ram is bigger than yours

In essence, the organization
wants to take the party lines,
grids and squiggles out of the
voting equation so that voters
make their choices based on the
honest-to-gosh stance of candidates,
uncorrupted by their parties. By
allowing American citizens to vote
in online party-blind primaries,

the organization plans to narrow
down and offer a third official
presidential candidate on the ballot
come November. The requirements
for candidates? Nothing other than
they must choose a running mate
outside of their own party pool.
Nick Troiano, the national cam-

hink of today’s teenage musicians, and Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus probably come to
mind. Rapper Diggy knocks down the typical
persona of a modern teen idol with a debut album
that’s definitely an unexpected arrival.
It can’t be hard to catch some talent when your
dad was in Run D.M.C. and your uncle, Russell
Simmons, is a music mogul. The 17-year-old son of
hip-hop pioneer Rev. Run splashed onto the music
scene with his first mixtape, “The First Flight,” in
2009. In 2011, Billboard Magazine named him one of
the “Artists to Watch,” and Kanye West even praised
him via his blog, saying, “I knew this kid was (going
to) be fresh. I knew it!”
Now with three successful mixtapes under
his belt and the status as the youngest member of
hip-hop collective All City Chess Club, Diggy successively backs up the hype with youthful yet
sophisticated tunes.
The beauty of Diggy is that he
appeals to a young audience by putting
out songs with topics that are relevant
to youth, but packages them in a
mature and tolerable way.
His song “Do it Like You,”
featuring singer Jeremih, is

Teen rapper hits jackpot
with catchy tunes,
sophisticated lyricism

essentially a glorified pop song. He talks about a girl
he’s trying to approach: “Girl, you killin’ em, my condolence.” This doesn’t sound like a tune that would
draw the attention of anyone older than 14-year-olds,
but Diggy delivers his cheesy lyrics with confidence,
like they were the best things we’ve ever heard. His
delivery is key in this song, but he unleashes his lyrical chops later on in the album.
One of the best songs in the album is “Unforgivable
Blackness.” Diggy tackles issues within the black
community like self-degradation and materialism.
Socially conscious rap is pretty deep for a 17-year-old.
Diggy obviously has more to say than “YOLO,” and
it’s a breath of fresh air. He says, “I can’t relate to Scar
Face, but I read Othello / I ain’t from the projects, I’m
more from the meadows / We’ve both seen racism on
the same level.” He’s not a thug and not claiming to be,
but the rhymes he spits have meaning and substance.

Through his encouraging and inspirational
words, Diggy tries to be a good role model for teenagers. In “Glow in the Dark,” he preaches: “I put
myself in the shoes of a giant / I cover two socks,
two knots and I’m tying / I was frightened, I was
tired / But I knew that one day I would triumph.”
It sounds like the teenaged reality-star-turnedrapper has been through hard times, but he
managed to make it through.
Diggy’s fan base now transcends the high
school girl crowd, even getting adults talking.
In a chat with Power 105.1, host Angela Yee
asked, “Am I too grown to like Diggy?” It’s
no wonder that the rapper’s new “musical
pedophiles,” as her co-host Charlamagne Tha
God calls them, have trouble coming out; he is
a kid. His lead single, “Do it Like You,” was a
pop tune about puppy love, but this teen isn’t
just another kid trying to rap. Delving into
his music reveals why he’s a trending topic
among all ages.
Age aside, Diggy shows that he’s an
emcee that can do cheesy singles and
then surprisingly give us songs with
substance, clever rhymes and excellent
delivery. He’s the teen idol you never
saw coming.
ieinyang@syr.edu

Amid all of the controversy, the potential for
off-the-court distractions and dealing with the
loss of his starting center — twice — Boeheim
put forth one of his best coaching jobs. It was the
best regular season in school history.

Triche had a shot to become one of the
go-to scoring options in 2011-12. He started
every game for the third straight season
but endured a couple of shooting slumps.

Dion Waiters

The Southerland that showed up in Pittsburgh for the NCAA Tournament and
the one that started the season probably
would get somewhere around an A, but the
junior averaged just 5.2 points per game in Big
East play and was relegated to the bench in key
games throughout the year.

A
A

Though his last game in a Syracuse uniform
was disappointing at best, Waiters was the
Orange’s best player this season. He scored
12.6 points per game off the bench in only 24.1
minutes per game. Waiters dazzled by making
scoring seem incredibly easy and cemented himself as one of the best guards in the country.

Fab Melo

A-

This grade applies solely to his performance
on the court, and when he played, Melo was
the most important piece of Syracuse’s 2-3
zone. Head coach Jim Boeheim said the sophomore made the biggest single-season improvement he has ever seen.

Scoop Jardine

B-

James Southerland

B-

Kris Joseph

B-

In reality, Joseph deserves something
in the C range. He couldn’t become a
consistent scorer like Wes Johnson, and
he couldn’t be viewed as a go-to option late in
games. But Joseph did lead the Orange in scoring at 13.4 points per game.

Baye Keita

C

Entering his senior season, the Orange
point guard had a love-hate relationship
with Syracuse fans. But that hate drifted
away as he displayed an improved command
of the offense. He averaged 13.8 points and 6.3
assists per game in the NCAA Tournament.

Keita’s offensive shortcomings and railthin physique prevented him from getting
more playing time this year, especially
with Fab Melo developing into a defensive
force. But the center finished second on the
team with 35 blocks and consistently fought for
rebounds down low in limited action.

C.J. Fair

Rakeem Christmas

For a stretch, Fair was Syracuse’s best
player. Defense, scoring, rebounding —
he did it all in the middle of the season.
But Fair fell off hard in the final eight games.
He reached double figures in scoring just
once in that stretch.

The McDonald’s All-American was a disappointment in his first season with the
Orange. Christmas started every game
other than the two in the Big East tournament,
but he averaged 11.5 minutes per contest and
was a nonfactor for most of the year.

B+
B+

C-

6 credits in
6 weeks?
Really.

Attend classes in New York City,
Westchester, and online.

Special
2-course
packages
available

Choose from more than 600 courses, including:
Biology
Business
Chemistry

Communications
Computer Science
Criminal Justice

Math
Political Science
Psychology, and more!

Your Summer. Your Pace.
Summer Sessions

start May 30 and July 13
Register today for our Special Summer Rate

www.pace.edu/summer12

1-800-874-7223

sports@ da ilyor a nge.com

m a r c h 2 7, 2 0 1 2

13

w o m e n ’s l a c r o s s e

Holden displays versatility in
making switch to attack unit
By David Wilson
STAFF WRITER

Though she carries a serious demeanor on the
field, Sarah Holden is something of the team
jokester for Syracuse. Whether on the bus or in
the locker room, the midfielder always keeps the
Orange laughing with her dry sense of humor.
But once she gets on the field, it’s another story.
“She’s just really funny, but on the field she’s
really encouraging,” SU attack Devon Collins
said. “She’s a leader on the field. She gets her
job done, and she makes sure everyone else gets
their job done.”
As the veteran of Syracuse’s offensive unit,
Holden has taken on a unique role on the field in
addition to being a team leader. Holden began the
season as a midfielder, but since Kailah Kempney
suffered an injury in the closing minutes of regu-

“As a senior captain,
her leadership is key. I
think she’s one of those
players that leads by
example, that goes out
there and plays for the
team and does whatever
the team needs.”
Gary Gait

SU HEAD COACH

lation of an 11-9 overtime loss to No. 1 Northwestern on Feb. 29, the senior has been pressed into
more minutes at attack. Thanks to her versatility,
the offense hasn’t missed a beat with a seasoned
veteran stepping in to help the Orange (5-2, 1-0 Big
East) rise to the No. 2 ranking in the nation.
Holden never questioned her position change,

WAITERS
FROM PAGE 1

issued by the athletic department, saying that
he is “pursuing his dream of becoming a professional basketball player.” He also said he
intends to sign with an agent.
After an up-and-down freshman season,
Waiters emerged as an offensive star for the
Orange in 2011-12. He finished second on the
team in scoring with 12.6 points per game and
led the team with 1.8 steals per game.
His 6-foot-4, 215-pound frame allowed him
to drive on smaller defenders with ease.
Waiters showed an uncanny ability to absorb
contact at the rim and finish off acrobatic
shots in traffic.
That size and strength are two characteristics NBA scouts are very excited about,
said draft analyst Aran Smith, of nbadraft.
net. Because of those attributes, Smith called
Waiters one of the most NBA-ready players in
this year’s draft.
“He’s got a really strong upper body. He’s
got really strong legs,” Smith said. “When he’s
attacking the basket, he’s either going to draw
a foul usually or make a basket. … If he’s got an
isolation against a player with similar size, he’s
able to use that strength really well.”
All throughout the NCAA Tournament,

and the seamless transition is a testament to her
willingness to do whatever the team needs.
“As a senior captain, her leadership is key,”
SU head coach Gary Gait said. “I think she’s
one of those players that leads by example, that
goes out there and plays for the team and does
whatever the team needs.
“If it’s playing attack or midfield, she’s willing to do it. If it’s playing on the crease or playing up top, she’ll adapt to anything.”
Though Michelle Tumolo is the attack captain for the Orange, Holden has also taken on
responsibilities in leading the young group.
Aside from Tumolo and Holden, who have combined for 27 goals, only one other upperclassman has scored a goal for Syracuse this season.
With such a young group on offense, Holden
and Tumolo’s veteran presence are invaluable.
“As a senior leader on the attack, it’s definitely important to try and do my best to make
sure that they do establish high confidence,”
Holden said. “Whether that’s just saying, ‘Good
job’ or ‘You’ve got it next time,’ or staying after
and shoot and practice a little more.”
But Holden doesn’t just lead through her voice.
Though her comic relief helps bring the team
together, that carefree personality tends to vanish when a more serious tone is needed during
games and at practice.
“In the game it’s definitely important to be
more vocal,” Holden said, “but in practice it’s
more important to take the backseat and more
or less lead by example.”
While the senior helps to bring the freshmen
up to speed, she has also turned to a freshman
to learn the ropes of playing a new position at
attack. Holden has played from a midfielder’s
perspective throughout her career, but thanks
to Kempney’s advice during practice, she has
quickly learned the playbook as an attack.
“Luckily, Kailah was able to help me out with a
couple plays and stuff just being in her position,”
Holden said “… I think that’s one thing that this

team this year has grown to do. Whether it’s
(Alyssa) Murray or (Tumolo) or Amy Cross, if they
have something to say they’re going to say it.”
Once Kempney returns, and Holden expects
that to be soon, the senior will likely take her
place at her natural position again. And that
could spark an offensive unit that has scored at
least 18 goals twice since the freshman’s injury.
But until then, Holden will continue to be a
capable replacement, as she has added a new
dimension to the attack. As a true midfielder,
the senior understands the value of every
possession.
In the past, the Orange has been plagued by
a low shooting percentage. Since converting
to attack, Holden has focused on taking better
shots, which has rubbed off on her younger
teammates.
The result is a team that takes better care of
the ball and gives the defense more rest —something Holden will appreciate once she gets back
to playing defense as a midfielder.
“Having to play on the defensive end she gets
the fact that you turn the ball over, you’re careless with it you’ve got to go back and play ‘D’ and
most attack ride and then they wait for the ‘D’ to
get it back,” Gait said. “I think she’s got a better

Waiters faced questions about his future. He
turned repeatedly to the stock answer of sitting
down with his coaches and family once the season was over before making his decision.
When reached via text message in the early
afternoon Sunday, Waiters said he wasn’t sure
when he would make his decision.
His mother, Monique Brown, said he told her
he was going pro later that same day.
“He thought on his own he was ready,”
Brown said. “I said, ‘OK. Are you sure?’ And he
said, ‘Yeah.’
“He pretty much knew that he was definitely
going to go.”
Smith said he was high on Waiters right
from the beginning of the season after the
guard scored in double figures in five of SU’s
first six games. He showed an offensive arsenal that seemed unlimited, scoring the basketball in a number of ways.
Perhaps most impressive was Waiters’ newfound commitment on the defensive end of the
floor. Before Syracuse’s game against Ohio
State, Boeheim said Waiters played no defense
at all his freshman season. It was a factor that
contributed to his limited minutes.
But this year, he was the Orange’s best
defender for a good portion of the season. He finished the season averaging 1.8 steals per game.
“When I saw him and the improvement
and the confidence and the scoring at the

beginning of the year, I was thinking maybe
next year he could be a lottery pick or first
rounder,” Smith said. “I wasn’t really thinking this year. Then he kept it up and the hype
started building.”
By the midway point of the season, Smith said
Waiters was receiving plenty of first-round buzz.
And now that the season is over, he feels Waiters
has cemented himself as a first-round pick.
“With Dion’s case, I think it’s in his best
interest to go,” he said.
Waiters said he was traveling back home to
Philadelphia on Monday night to spend time
with family. He will take a few days off before
returning to Syracuse to make a decision on
when to leave for pre-draft camps.
Waiters is projected to be selected with the
No. 20 overall pick, according to nbadraft.net. A
good performance in pre-draft workouts could
move him higher, Smith said, possibly to the
mid-teens.
Waiters thinks he can prove himself worthy
of being taken even earlier.
“At the end of the day, I feel as though I can
go higher once I get through the workouts and
everything,” Waiters said.
His mother said ever since Waiters got to
Syracuse she knew he would come out early. She
said it was only a matter of whether he would do
two years or three years at SU.
Waiters struggled through a freshman sea-

zixi wu | staff photographer
SARAH HOLDEN has made her mark at both the midfield and attack positions for
Syracuse this season. The senior has tallied 10 goals and three assists in seven games.

No. 2 Syracuse (5-2, 1-0 Big East) opened
Big East play with a 20-8 blowout victory
over Connecticut on Saturday to extend
its winning streak to four games. SU
attack Alyssa Murray scored seven goals
in the victory, making it the second time
she has scored at least seven goals in a
single game this season. Next up, Syracuse jumps out of conference play for a
matchup with Harvard at Gillette Stadium
in Foxborough, Mass.

understanding of that then the rest of the attack.”
dbwilson@syr.edu

son in which he was disappointed about his
playing time and not having the chance to
start. The breakout sophomore year sealed his
departure.
“Some people were saying, ‘If you’ve got it,
go.’ And in his mind he had it, so he thought he
might as well go,” Brown said.
Brown said the coaching staff broke her son
down and built him back up during his two
years on campus. She called it a good thing for
Waiters. She said he will always call Syracuse
home once his basketball career is over.
In his statement released by SU athletics,
Waiters thanked his coaches and teammates
for an “amazing experience” at SU. He also
thanked the Orange fans, who he often referred
to affectionately as “Cuse Nation” throughout
his career.
He helped guide SU to the best regular season
in program history and was visibly shaken in
the locker room after the loss to the Buckeyes on
Saturday night.
And less than 48 hours later, Waiters
announced he would be moving on from
Syracuse.
“It really hasn’t hit me yet,” Waiters said.
“I still feel like I’m a regular kid and a regular
person.”
mjcohe02@syr.edu
—Staff writer Zach Brown contributed reporting to this article.

Iasia Hemingway didn’t know which teammate it came from on the court.
The scream was demanding. Rachel Coffey
was taking control of the offense and yelling
out calls, and as soon as Hemingway heard it,
she knew Coffey’s maturation into a confident,
vocal point guard was complete.
“I was shocked. I haven’t heard it, I was like,
‘That’s what I’m talking about,’” Hemingway
said. “That’s what we need. We need somebody
that’s going to tell us what we’re doing wrong,
what we’re not doing wrong.”
After struggling late in the regular season, Syracuse’s offense has hit its stride to
keep its season alive in the postseason. It’s
no coincidence the Orange (22-14) has found
a balanced offense as Coffey has become the
unquestioned leader of the offense, a role SU
needed her to grow into. She’s hitting shots
from deep with ease, including a 3-pointer in
Syracuse’s last game against Toledo with 2.4
seconds left in regulation to send the game
in overtime and allow the Orange to escape
with a 74-73 win.
Coffey’s heroics against the Rockets helped
Syracuse advance to the Women’s National
Invitation Tournament semifinals for the first
time in program history, and the team will
play at James Madison on Wednesday.
Syracuse needed Coffey to take on the role

DOME

F ROM PAGE 16

men’s and women’s lacrosse was transformed
into a softball diamond last weekend for the
Orange’s games against Colgate and Canisius.
With planning and quick adjustments, a
weekend that featured three collegiate games,
countless high school softball scrimmages and
even a Little League game ended as one Sala and
his staff could take pride in. And while the game
was a novelty that attracted large crowds, the
Syracuse coaches and players hope that when
the team goes outside to play in Skytop Softball
Stadium, the crowds follow.
“We hope that this is just the beginning,”
senior first baseman Kelly Saco said. “That it’s
going to get bigger and bigger from here. … This
is definitely the start of something big.”
Saco and her teammates had to be ready
for faster ground balls hit on the turf field. In
the high school games, players over-slid bases
on occasion. And with a roof above, judging
routine fly balls and pitches at the plate became
a unique challenge.
And like the players, Sala and his crew were
forced to make adjustments on the fly once the
games began Friday afternoon.
When foul balls started deflecting back into

8
1
9

5 2

6 7

4 9
4
6

4
2
1

8
3
6

7
9

1 2
3 4

3 4

8
4
7

of floor general after the Orange lost four of its
final six regular-season games, skidding into
the postseason with its offense in flux. But Coffey was on fire, especially in Syracuse’s 65-62
loss to Georgetown, when the sophomore hit
five 3s to give the Hoyas fits down the stretch.
When she hit that shot against the Rockets
to send SU to the semifinals, it didn’t come as
much of a shock. With her confidence high, she
decided to take the shot herself with the game
— and season — on the line.
“Well, I came down, obviously there wasn’t
a lot of seconds left,” Coffey said. “I came off a
screen off (Elashier Hall), and then no one was
open, so I was thinking, ‘It’s five seconds left so
I have to do something,’ so I shot the ball.”
At the start of the season, head coach Quentin Hillsman employed a point guard-by-committee system, in which whoever was playing
best saw the most minutes. Coffey, Shanee
Williams and La’Shay Taft shared the role, but
Coffey eventually outplayed the others. Now,
the guard averages 27.4 minutes per game.
Hillsman said that amount of time she sees
on the floor makes her performances even
more impressive.
“She started the season not starting at the
position, up to now, pretty much playing every
minute on the floor that she can play,” Hillsman said. “She’s definitely grown up over
the year, and she’s been playing really good
basketball for us.”

the press box on the near sideline of the field,
Sala was in the box immediately to determine
the next course of action. With the risk that the
glass windows separating each box might shatter, Sala quickly got on his walkie-talkie and
called for nets to act as a barrier.
“Yesterday was definitely a little bit of a
learning experience,” Sala said Saturday night.
Besides dropping safety nets, Sala said the
crew also had to figure out how to groom the
field. Between innings, a member of the crew
raked over the pitching circle during the game
Saturday, after it had been worn out by 10
hours of action beginning Friday afternoon.
And another top priority was making sure
spectators were aware that softballs could head
in their direction.
With a short porch in left field positioned at
the end zone where players entered the locker
rooms, fans had the unique opportunity to catch
a home run ball — or get struck by one.
And that situation unfolded in Syracuse’s
game against Canisius on Saturday.
“That lady that got hit in left field, I just don’t
think she was paying attention,” Sala said.
“With the left field porch so short, you’ve got to
pay attention.”
“She’s fine,” Sala added. “She just didn’t
catch it.”
The work for Sala started the morning after

Coffey’s also earned herself some leeway when it comes to making turnovers.
Against Toledo, Hillsman said his point
guard made two turnovers that he would’ve
commented on early in the season. But
before he said anything, the head coach did
the math in his head.
Four games in the WNIT. About 120 minutes
on the floor to that point.
Hillsman decided that she’s allowed to dribble the ball off her foot once or twice.
The more he put the ball in Coffey’s hands,
the more he showed he believed in her, the better she played.
“It really just got to a point where I knew I
had to give her the opportunity just to play,”
Hillsman said. “I think that once I put the ball
in her hands and just give her the opportunity
just to play, I think that her confidence really
skyrocketed.”
Center Kayla Alexander finally has some
room to breathe in the low post with opponents
responding to Coffey and defending out to
the 3-point line. And Alexander’s been taking
advantage, especially in Syracuse’s 82-68 win
over Temple in the third round when she had
29 points.
“When Rachel plays well, she gets the
whole team going,” Alexander said. “Rachel’s
our point guard, she leads us. When she’s
hot, we’re hot.”
Right now, the whole Orange offense is tak-

SU’s lacrosse game against Providence last
Wednesday. A large blue curtain was dropped at
midfield, separating two diamonds.
For Syracuse’s games, the other side was
simply a bullpen area.
For the field to be NCAA-sanctioned, the
bases had to be mounted. The crew took the
infill out of the field turf, drilled into the floor of
the Dome and set the base sleeve into concrete.
The distance down the left and right field line
also had to meet NCAA guidelines. Left field
was a short 190 feet down the line and right field
was 197 feet. The goal posts used during football
season were the perfect fit to act as foul poles.
“They need to be 30 feet, and that’s exactly
what those are,” Sala said.
But the different site also had drawbacks for
the players. SU head coach Leigh Ross said the
on-deck circle and coach’s box were tight fits.
And foul territory was slim to none.
The only requirement Sala said missed the
cut was the distance from home plate to the
backstop, where a net was set up. But Ross
cleared the issue with the opposing teams
before the weekend got underway.
In reality, Sala and Ross both admit this past
weekend was a dry run with grander aspirations in mind. Sala said he hopes a successful
event like Duel at the Dome will draw national
powerhouses from the South to come to Syra-

THE CONTACT INFO
Deadline is at 2:30 pm, 2 business days
before publication. Place by fax at
315/443.3689, online at www.dailyorange.
com, by phone at 315/443.2869 or in person
at 744 Ostrom Ave. Cash, checks and all
major credit cards are accepted.
CLASSIFIED DISCOUNT RATES
RUNS

CLASSIFIEDS

BOXED

1-4

$4.45

$7.00

5 - 10

$4.20

$6.80

11 - 20

$3.90

$6.55

21 - 30

$3.55

$6.25

31 - 50

$3.10

$5.90

51 - 70

$2.65

$5.50

THE PARTICULARS AND PRICING
The Classifieds list prices include 15
words. Each additional word is 10 cents per
day. Bold and CAPITALIZED words cost
anadditional 5 cents per word.The Boxed
list pricesare per inch. There is no per word
charge and Bold and CAPS are free.

ing advantage of Coffey’s hot hand. At a time in the
season when it’s win or go home, Syracuse has kept
winning.
And if Coffey keeps knocking down shots and
leading the offense with confidence, Syracuse
might be playing for a championship.
“I think that if she continues to play this way,”
Hillsman said, “she’ll make our game a lot easier.”
cjiseman@syr.edu

cuse in February for a tournament.
Ross wants to reap the benefits even sooner.
In her sixth season at the helm, she said her
players haven’t received the attention they
deserve so far. SU received five votes in the
most recent USA Today/NFCA Coaches poll and
has been to the NCAA tournament the past two
seasons. Last season, the Orange clinched its
first-ever tournament win over Louisiana State
before bowing out two games later.
With this event, she hopes some of the more
than 1,000 people that came to the Dome for
SU’s two games this weekend continue to follow
the team when it plays home games at Skytop
Softball Stadium.
“I think when people watch us they get
hooked,” Ross said.
Syracuse ace Jenna Caira agrees. Although
part of the attraction of the weekend’s games
undoubtedly has to do with the novelty and
rareness of the event, Caira thinks the fans will
support the Orange this spring, even after the
big blue curtain is taken down.
“Look at the whole crowd and there was a
basketball game tonight,” the senior pitcher
said Saturday. “... I hope that we put on a good
enough show that they will come out and support us throughout our conference season that
gets started up next.”

1,2,3,4 and 5
Bedroom Units Available
Call 315 446-4555
Available for 2012-2013: University Townhouses,
near Carmelo Anthony Basketball Center. HighEnd Finishes and Fully Furnished throughout.
Located on Robert Drive off Colvin. $700/bdrm+.
See www.PMA500.com for a video and more info.
315-422-2086.

SU experienced unprecedented success on court while
enduring multiple scandals, setbacks off it

—Compilied by The Daily Orange Sports staff

The highest
of highs

MVP

MOST IMPROVED

Two days before Syracuse was to
begin its march to New Orleans, the
Orange lost arguably its most valuable player. Melo, the anchor of the
2-3 zone and the Big East Defensive
Player of the Year, was deemed
ineligible for the entire tournament,
creating a serious imbalance.

At one point in the season, Jim
Boeheim called Waiters the team’s
best defensive player, and called Waiters the team’s best offensive player
after the last game of the season. He
reached double figures in scoring in 12
of 13 games during one streak, making
him a go-to option late in the game.

Melo didn’t play in the NCAA Tournament, but was still SU’s most
improved player. He went from
a raw freshman center to a force
in 2011-12, winning the Big East
Defensive Player of the Year award.
He set a single-game school record
with 10 blocks against Seton Hall.

Fab Melo

Dion Waiters

24
rch
Ma

15
rch
Ma

Ma

rch

13

5
rch
Ma

BIGGEST SURPRISE

Suspension of Fab Melo

By Ryne Gery

ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

Two days before Syracuse
is set to begin the NCAA
Tournament, Fab Melo is
declared ineligible to play by
the university for a second
time this season.

3
Ma
rch

n.
2

n.
Ja

Ja

16

13
c.
De

10
c.
De

7

1

SU Athletics announces that
Fab Melo is ineligible. Syracuse drops its first game of
the season to Notre Dame.

The university fires
Fine 10 days after
the initial allegations.
No
v.
2

7
v.
1
No

No
v.
1

Syracuse completes its best
regular season in school
history by beating Louisville, 58-49, to improve to
30-1. The Orange wins the
Big East regular-season title
outright.

Tied at halftime in the
Elite Eight,
Syracuse
ends up losing to Ohio
State.

Syracuse police
begin an investigation into accusations from two
former SU ball
boys that Bernie
Fine molested
them.

2

The lowest
of lows

Syracuse, ranked
No. 3 at the time,
defeats George
Washington. Two
days later, SU
moves to the top
spot in the Top
25.

BIGGEST
DISAPPOINTMENT
Rakeem Christmas

Christmas didn’t live up to his
McDonald’s All-American status
and often looked lost. He showed
potential filling in for Melo, but
he’ll need to continue that next year
to live up to lofty expectations.

The Daily Orange doles out grades for the season for Syracuse’s key players. See Page 12
photo by sterling boin | staff photographer

Diamondcuts
Carrier Dome transformed into softball
field to host games for 1st time in history
By David Propper

O

STAFF WRITER

ne by one, every Syracuse
softball player made it a
point to go up to Pete Sala
and thank him.
With a hug and a thank you, the
players made sure Sala, the Carrier
Dome managing director, knew they
were grateful for the sporting event
he was instrumental in pulling off.
“A lot of the softball players work

for us in our student crew, so we
see a lot of them all the time,” Sala
said. “They’re always appreciative
of what we do for them. I think it was
a huge success.”
The event Sala helped put together
was the Duel at the Dome, which saw
the Carrier Dome host softball games
for the first time in its 32-year history.
The facility that houses SU football,
men’s and women’s basketball, and

SEE DOME PAGE 14

SU falls to
lowest rank
since 2007
A day after losing its first Big East
game since the conference formed
for lacrosse two-plus years ago,
Syracuse dropped to No. 14 in the
Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll on
Monday. It is the program’s lowest
ranking since 2007, when the Orange
stumbled to a 5-8 record and missed
the NCAA tournament.
SU (4-3, 2-1 Big East) entered the
season with an inexperienced roster
after graduating seven All-Americans, but the team said its goal was
still to win a national championship.
For the Orange, a lacrosse powerhouse, competing for national titles is
expected. But this season, head coach
John Desko’s new-look group is still
searching for its identity and is not a
national contender at this point.
The Orange’s three losses this season already surpass its total in each
of the last four seasons, which saw the
team go a combined 60-8 and win two
national championships.
Desko has rotated goaltenders
Matt Lerman and Dominic Lamolinara through the first seven games,
as neither has established himself as
the clear-cut starter. Faceoffs have
remained a problem for the Orange,
which is ranked 46th out of 61 teams
in the nation with a 45.6 percent winning percentage. The futility in the
X coupled with a lack of consistent
scoring threats has kept the offense
from earning enough opportunities
to find the back of the net.
Syracuse suffered its worst loss
of the season last Sunday, falling to
Villanova 11-10 for its first Big East
setback since joining the conference
in 2010. The Orange had won its previous 14 conference games.
The road doesn’t get any easier for
the Orange, as it faces No. 8 Duke on
Sunday at MetLife Stadium. After the
matchup with the Blue Devils, Syracuse’s schedule includes games against
No. 11 Princeton, No. 4 Cornell, No. 20
Georgetown and No. 6 Notre Dame.
rjgery@syr.edu

WRONG DIRECTION

Here’s a look at where SU has ranked
each week this season:
WEEK

stacie fanelli | asst. photo editor
The Carrier Dome was turned into a softball field for the Duel at
the Dome event this weekend. Syracuse completed a weekend
sweep with wins over Colgate and Canisius in its two games.